Westminister & Buckingham Palace

At the end of Whitehall/Parliament Street is Westminster Abbey built as a Catholic Abbey in the 13th century by Henry III for the monastery, and pinched by the crown in the 16th century. Henry VIII changed the Abbey to a Cathedral, so he would not have to destroy it like he did the other Abbeys. In the 19th century, when being a Catholic priest was no longer considered an act of treason, Westminster Cathedral (second picture) was built less than a mile from the Abbey. It is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Westminster. It was built in a Byzantine style like St. Marks in Venice, Italy. We rested our knees over an adult beverage then made our way to Buckingham Palace (bottom picture)